VISITING THE TOLSTOY’S
This was my fifth visit to Russia’s capital city and this was a the best trip yet. It was heavy on the work, but what made it top-notch, I managed to squeeze in some sightseeing with Maria (she has a tumblr too!)- one of our alumnae and whom I met last March. Maria is a Moscow native and is in the know.
Maria planned a walking tour and one of the stops was Leo Tolstoy’s former Moscow home, the Tolstoy’s had a country estate, Yasnaya Polyana located about 120 miles from Moscow. The Tolstoy’s wood-sided city dwelling is now a lovely little museum complete stuffed with the history and belongings of the family, Leo, Countess Sophia and their thirteen children.
(The entrance)
(The children’s school room)
(Maria- one of the childern’s rooms)
(The upstairs sitting room- love the patterns)
(One of the sitting rooms)
(The back garden)
(The entrance to the guest house)
(The back garden)
I think I need to revisit some of Tolstoy’s works, but Maria was telling me, his wife, Countess Sophia or Sophia Tolstaya is the more interesting character. Her diaries have been translated and published and confirm Maria’s assertion that she is a worth reading about.
Still to come- Gorky Park, Body Pump- Russian Style!
Amusingly tagged: Russia, travel, Leo Tolstoy's House, Mockba, sightseeing,
